Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. A monthly payment plan can be arranged, which divides the semester’s tuition and fees balance into 5 manageable monthly installments. More information is available through the Student Office of Financial Services. 

You can view the details of your student account on WebSTAC in the Account Inquiry screen. Numbers in black represent a debit or charge. 

A student hold could exist for a variety of reasons including an overdue tuition balance, a returned check, missing medical forms or repeated parking infraction. A hold on your account would impact your ability to register for future coursework. 

Students who withdraw from school may be expected to repay all or a portion of their financial aid. Any refundable amount used to pay tuition and fees is returned to the appropriate financial aid sources. 

All applicants who request consideration during the application process are considered for Brown School scholarships as part of their admission. Scholarships include a combination of merit and need-based awards that recognize the variety of strengths, experiences, endeavors, and personal histories. All Brown School scholarships are partial tuition awards given at the time of admission and are “flat dollar” amounts that are allocated evenly across each semester of a student’s program. Students receive notification of these scholarship awards when they receive their letter of admission. 

Please also note: 

• All possible institutional funding and scholarships are awarded at the time of admission. 
• Any award issued to you in your decision letter is final. 
• The Brown School is unable to offer additional scholarship funding after an admission decision has been rendered. 

All scholarships offered through the Brown School are partial tuition scholarships. There are no fully funded scholarships available. 

If you are a U.S. Citizen, you should complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each academic year. Our FAFSA school code is 002520. If you have any questions about filling out a FAFSA, you may contact the Federal Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) via phone at 1-800-433-3243. 

Yes, you must reapply for financial aid for each academic year where you are planning to be enrolled. The Renewal FAFSA carries forward many details from the previous year and allows you to reapply without having to fill out the whole application. 

There are no formal deadlines for completing federal financial aid applications. However, we encourage you to submit your FAFSA application as soon as it is available (typically in the Fall). The FAFSA require 2-3 weeks of processing time before they share your results with our department. Once the results are received, the Brown School requires 4-6 weeks of processing time to complete the packaging of federal financial aid.

International students are eligible for Brown School scholarships upon admission. Per federal guidelines, students must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents to be eligible for any federal loans and federal work-study. 

If you are admitted as a full-time student you must remain full-time eligible for your scholarship to continue to apply. To be eligible for federal financial aid a student must be enrolled in at least 4.5 credits. 

Once you have received your federal financial aid package you may accept, decrease, or decline your award by using your WUSTL key to log into NetPartner. 

All Brown School scholarships are awarded at the time of admission and are “flat dollar” awards that are allocated evenly across each semester of a student’s program. Dual-degree students who are awarded both an MSW and MPH scholarship will see their funds disbursed over six semesters. Scholarships for Advanced Standing MSW students will be divided over two or three semesters – Fall and Spring of the first academic year, then Fall of the second academic year, if needed. 

Scholarships and financial aid will be credited to your account 10 days prior to the start of classes, as required by financial aid regulations. Before your financial aid can post to your university account, you must be registered for sufficient class hours to be considered eligible for the aid. 

If all your federal required documents are completed on the Federal Student Aid website (i.e. master promissory note, loan entrance counseling, etc.), you can expect your refund within 5-7 days after the initial loan disbursement. We strongly encourage students to set up direct deposit (eRefund) within WebSTAC to receive their refund. If a student does not set up direct deposit, refund checks may be issued for pick up in person from a designated location. 

If a Federal Title IV aid recipient withdraws from school before the end of the academic semester, Washington University must refund (send loan funds back to the lender) the unearned (amount of time in the academic semester that the student did not attend) amount of Title IV funds. Unearned Title IV funds will be returned to the Title IV program. Students will be responsible for any disbursed but unearned portion of their Title IV fund